REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
Fenning Field
Idaho Falls Airport
Idaho Falls, Idaho

6:10 P.M. MDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. I'm glad to
see you. Thank you. First of all, let me thank --

(Crowd sings happy birthday)

Thank you very much. Thank you all for coming out. Hillary and
Chelsea and I are delighted to see you. I even thank you for singing
"Happy Birthday" to me. I've been a little apprehensive about turning
50 and getting my AARP card, but the music makes it a little easier to
bear. We've had a wonderful family vacation in the west; we go back
east refreshed, ready to go to work.

I just wanted to say to all of you that next week will be a
good week for our country. I'll have a chance to sign a bill that
increases the minimum wage and increases tax incentives. (Applause.)
Thank you. The bill also -- a lot of people don't know this -- the bill
also increases incentives, tax incentives for small business people to
invest in their business and makes it easier for small business people
and their employees to take out and keep retirement plans, even during
periods when they're not employed. So it's a great bill for America,
it's a good thing. (Applause.)

And I have a chance to sign a bill next week that says you
don't lose your health insurance if somebody in your family gets sick or
if you change jobs -- the Kassebaum/Kennedy bill. (Applause.) And, of
course, the welfare reform bill, which will give states more funds for
child care and for health care, and then require people who can to move
from welfare to work.

It'll be a very good week for America. And all those bills
passed with very strong bipartisan majorities. I can only say that I
wish we had more of that in Washington, and I know you do, too. But I
am very, very happy, I'm delighted to be here. I love seeing all these
signs here. You've made us very, very, happy and we'd like to come out
and say hello to you in time for this plane to leave.